NOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 

 Eastham. — Outlook good for a corn crop. Small fruits have 

 been satisfactory in yield and price fair. Have observed no 

 rot in potatoes and but little scab. The hay crop was never 

 better. The weather still continues favorable for all crops, and 

 we have had rain in abundance since the middle of June. 



J. A. Clark. 



Falmouth. — Outlook good for a corn crop. Strawberries were 

 fair and raspberries good. A very little scab has appeared in 

 potatoes but no rot yet. The hay crop met expectations in 

 quantity and quality. Poor prospect for a crop of early market 

 apples. 



D. R. Wicks. 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY. 

 Cheshire. — Corn crop bids fair to be good. With the exception 

 of blackberries small fruits were not plenty. Potatoes have 

 blasted, and are beginning to scab and rot. The hay crop more 

 than met expectations in quantity, but quality not as good on ac- 

 count of weeds. There are a few early market apples, but they 



are not quite ready for the market. 



L. J. North ur. 



Great Barrington. — Outlook good for a corn crop. Small fruits 

 yielded light and prices were fair. Unfavorable weather delayed 

 haying so that not more than half the hay in this vicinity is se- 

 cured, and the rains of the last few days have raised the streams, 

 and along the Housatonic Valley hundreds of acres of uncut grass 

 are to-day under water. The quantity of hay is large but the 

 quality poor. The oat crop, which promised great things, is 

 seriously damaged by the late rains. Light prospect for a crop of 

 early market apples. Rot in potatoes is commencing to appear. 



M. I, Wheeler. 



